The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-13


longed TO Mr.. Peet. There was no insurance.
Window has organized toboggan club
and . ninety-foot chute, double slide, will
be built to the river at the west end Of
Ninth street. An effort will be made to
organize uniformed company, which will
possibly take In the st. Paul carnival cur
ing the winter.
At the annual meeting OF the Farmers
Alliance Of Waseca County, the following
officers were elected for 1857; George +.
Dunn, president; L. &. Pennund, vice
president; Peter Burns, treasurer; w. d.
Armstrong, secretary. Six alliances were
represented by sixteen delegates.
Pursuant to announcement made by him
immediately after the November election
that be would make contest for the Gov
ernorship of Minnesota, Hon. A. A. Ames,
the Democratic candidate. filed his oath Of
Office with the Secretary Of the State on the
test In the courts.
The building improvements at Hastings
for 1885, aggregate &6JOO. The following
officers OF the German-American bank were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Rudolph Latto: vice president, w. g.
Hageman; cashier, George Barbaras; assis-
tant cashier, +. A. Whiteford; boOkkeeper,
n. B. Gergen.
The saltwater community was inexpress-
ibly shocked and grieved on the sth by the
sudden death Of Rev. J. Hslstead Carroll.
pastor OF the LIST Presbyterian church OF
paralysis OF the heart. DIR. Carroll was 53
years Of age 8 and for the last four years had
ability. His death is . public loss.
J. D. Martin tried at st. Paul for the mur-
der Of Buchanan Moore, at the Union stock
yards nine months ago was acquitted by the
jury. Since Martin has been in jail his wife
has died Of : broken heart at the charge
against her husband. Of which he is now de
Iowa with his motherless child and the re-
mains Of his devoted wife.
The Maseppa club has toboggan slide OF
which it Is very proud. The slide runs in .
northeasterly direction over half ! mile out
above the level Of the pond, and the descent
is about - degrees and Of nearly 400 feet in
length. The club has over fifty members,
and ID arranging to procure suits % ~ to
able to attend the winter carnival 1t st
Paul this month.
At Winona, James Thompson the laborer
convicted Of rape upon Rosabel Castleman
. five-year old child. On May last, was be
fore Judge Start ts-day for sentence. The
motion OF the defense for Q new trial waa
denied and Thompson was sentenced TO hard
labor ut Saltwater for life. Thompson is q
years old and married.
The Republican caucus on the Senator
ship was held Mt st. Paul, Jan. 8, being At
tended by " Senators and Representatives
Through State Senator Finseth, Senator Nc
MILAN requested the withdrawal Of his
name from consideration, and when the
ballot was taken Hon. G. K. Davis had rs
votes, Hon. Gordon E. Cole one vote. Il il
understood the Democrats will support Hon
| n. Doran when the SenatOral election
takes place In joint convention, Jan. IS.
Senator Sabin left for Washington Jan'y
2, says Saltwater special, having pro.
longed his stay . day or two after the
change in the date Of Senator Logan's fu.
neral, which did not give him time to be
present. He expects to return here with his
family about the middle of March, as be
does not anticipate special session. There
Is no contest over appointments, said he
and there il nothing to demand his atten
tion after congress adjourns.
Gov A. R. Mctiill, the new Governor ol
Minnesota has announced the following
| appointments: Railroad Commissioners
Elk Gov. Horace Austin, Fergus Falls
John l.. Gibbs, Geneva; g u. George l.
Becker. st. Paul.
Superintendent Of F.. 4 Il. I.,struction-D
L. Kiehle, Minneapolis.
State Librarian-W. II. H. Taylor, st
Paul
/ Public ExaIminer-H. m. Knox. 81. Paul